[Shaun]

Misfits is the latest UK drama to be remade for the US.

E4's superhero comedy drama is crossing the Atlantic in a translation headed by Gossip Girl co-creator Josh Schwartz. His production company Fake Empire has finalised the rights to the show under Warner Brothers, although no network is yet attached.

The UK version's creator Howard Overman is on board for the remake, co-writing the translation and serving as an executive producer according to New York Magazine.

Misfits centres on a group of young people on community service, who gain superpowers after being caught in an electrical storm. It is the latest cult UK drama to cross the Atlantic, following successful remakes of Being Human and Shameless. MTV's version of Skins fared less well, and was cancelled after one season.

Overman himself has expressed caution over a US version of the show, saying last year: "There’s been a lot of interest in it and talk about maybe doing an American version. But you just have to make sure it's done in the right way. The idea was always to do a very British take on the superhero drama... and would that translate to America? I don't know."

Misfits returns for its third series on E4 on November 11.

-is safe to post this now that Patrick is gone-

[Niamh.]

There remaking all the British shows atm, I was flicking through the channels the other day and there was an American Top Gear, same music and set and even an American Stig

[Smithy]

THIEVING BASTARDS SHOW THE ORIGINAL!!!!l

[Tom4784]

It won't work at all, it'll end up being One Tree Hill with super powers. USA Skins was decent at best but I can't see this working at all.

[Scarlett.]

I like how we import American shows, but the US remake ours

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Smithy

THIEVING BASTARDS SHOW THE ORIGINAL!!!!l

I doubt most of them would watch it if it wasn't American

[Ramsay]

I remember thinking Skins USA would be **** but it was actually alright
So I'll give this a chance

[Tom4784]

It's the studios, they have no faith in the American public so they remake everything because they don't think that the audience will watch foreign programs. It's ridiculous though as BBC America does well and our programs always gets a lot of publicity from their award shows.

It's like with Inbetweeners, the american remake is going to be bad since they'll have to change a lot of the subject matter. They got away with it more in Skins USA because they only talked about drugs and sex and didn't show it explicitly but that won't work here without making it look tame.

[Shaun]

it's odd - Doctor Who has a huge following over there and that's not remade, so I'm not sure why they don't give other stuff a chance (of course Misfits isn't BBC but still)

[Marsh.]

I don't understand how they can remake The Inbetweeners for America.
Because the comedy in the show is so very British and that's what makes it what it is.

It's like trying to make an American version of the Carry On films, it wouldn't work because the point of the them are their Britishness. It's like trying to remake Gossip Girl or Desperate Housewives in the UK, it takes the whole premise of the show away.

They might as well make a brand new show with a new name instead of buying the rights. The TV viewers must be very xenophobic over there. The slightest hint of a different accent than they're used to and they don't like it.